Okay, quick summary. Schtein thought it would be funny to throw a litter of kittens into a forced evolution machine. [http://www.stringtheorycomic.com/comics/chapterone/pagethirteen/] All of them but Marcus (the cat in the current comic) died due to tumors and fun things like that. Marcus mutated to have opposable thumbs and has the intelligence of a young child. Delia picked Marcus up while looking for Schtein after Schtein sabotaged Langstrom’s version of the transporter, murdering a slew of people, and getting him sent to fake death/ prison. *whew* Good enough?

It used to be Schtein’s. Granted, those of us who don’t go back and re-read the comic obsessively while waiting for updates can easily forget. Grundy, when it’s been more than a year since readers have seen a character, that’s a sign you need to update more often. Cheers!

That was meant to be more of a compliment than criticism. I like this comic a lot, so naturally would like to see updates more often. Of course, I understand that the amazing artwork he puts into each page slows it down. The quality makes it worth the wait. And yes, the complexity of plot that makes for several story lines is a good thing. I just thought the poor reader who was confused about the cat could’ve gotten a kinder response.

I have great respect for your comic, Mr. Grundy, and apologize if I sounded like I was making a petty complaint about your update schedule. It’s amazing what you can do in only a week!

Hasn’t he continued to mutate since he exited the mutation machine? I think the author’s notes say he’s getting smarter, and has grown thumbs. By the end of this comic, I bet he’ll look like a Thundercat.

Yeah, I once had a cat that stole pizza too. He even once ate some that had green chile on it, seemed to like it. Of course, this is the same cat that liked peas so much he actually begged for them (in his own cat-like way).

I remember Marcus. It makes sense he would hate Garfield, who doesn’t. Yesterday a stray came up and let me pet him. I only had pizza to share so I gave him a slice. That slice was gone within minutes, I’m glad he seemed to like it.

It’s great that he can learn to read from such a bright woman.Get him away from that TV, it’s bad for you.

That last panel… You’ve drawn him in what some people like to call the “catloaf” position, but his back in dipping downwards instead of arching up. It’s kinda making him look more dog-like. But maybe we can chalk that up to the mutation. XD

I’m still getting used to Marcus’ new look (I still think of him as as that baby-faced kitty in chapter one!), but I love how you’re not afraid to use the plastic qualities of his face so he can have specific, individual expressions. His paw gestures also add a lot–one second, he’s got that human palm-out gesture, but the next, he’s all folded up like a regular kitty, and I think that’s key to his character–still a cat, but influenced by all the humans around him.
tl;dr — Yay Marcus!

Marcus has thumbs. Cat-thumbs. I know it’s on purpose but it doesn’t make it any less freaky. What’s next? Clothes? A chopper?
Not like that wouldn’t be crazy awesome, but how long is he gonna keep mutating?